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Soldiers of the 72nd Brigade, who under shelling crossed the Russian border, were sent to a place of their permanent dislocation – to Bila Tserkva, following their return to Ukraine. Hromadske TV informs. “The command wanted to send soldiers to the military unit in Chernihiv. But during the change of the locomotive at one of technical...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel favors the idea of giving Ukraine equipment that would help effectively control the border. Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament and ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, MEP Elmar Brok, said this in an interview with the TSN. As for military support from the European Union, Brock...

U.S. President Barack Obama has said at a news conference in Washington that Western sanctions against Russia have proved to be effective. “Sanctions are working as intended in putting enormous pressure and strain on the Russian economy,” he said. According to Obama, the Russian economy has ground to a halt, the Associated Press...

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, will visit Ukraine August 7. This visit will take place on the eve of the NATO Summit to be held September 4-5 in Wales (UK). At the summit, a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO heads of state and governments is scheduled. It is assumed that Rasmussen will meet with the leadership of Ukraine – they...

Terrorists in eastern Ukraine intimidate their henchmen so that they do not switch on the light side. The ATO press center informs on Facebook. “The morale of terrorists is broken. They do panic actions to avoid mouse traps and being destroyed. Their leaders continue to intimidate both their subordinates as well as civilians, to prevent...

U.S. President Barack Obama has said in Washington that he sees no urgent need to expand military assistance to Ukraine, Reuters has reported. In his opinion, the separatists have not been able to match the Ukrainian army’s strength so far despite causing a lot of violence. Obama said the United States would continue to work on a...

The German government has called on Russia to pull back its troops from the border with Ukraine. German government deputy spokeswoman Christiane Wirtz said this in Berlin on Wednesday, a Ukrinform correspondent in Germany reported. “We call on Russia to contribute to de-escalation and withdraw its additional troops from the border [with...

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s visit to Ukraine, which is scheduled for August 7, is a sign of the alliance’s support for Ukraine’s road to Europe. Deputy Director of the Policy and Communication Department of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Vasyl Zvarych said this at a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday, a Ukrinform...

Ukraine has demanded that Russia ensure the return of 245 Ukrainian servicemen who are on its territory. Deputy Director of the Policy and Communication Department of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Vasyl Zvarych said this at a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Another 245 Ukrainian servicemen, including 50...

Over the past year the Ukrainian nation has dispelled the stereotype that it finds it very difficult to unite. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said this at a meeting with volunteers on Wednesday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “What stereotype existed in relation to Ukraine? What, first and foremost, characterized the Ukrainians...